Anyone seen the new Civic in-person?

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

he is not comparing the performance of civic vs corvette

he is talking about the INTERIOR only

I know that. You completely missed my point. The Corvette costs what it does largely because of its performance numbers - the engine, not to mention related drivetrain components that can handle 400+hp cost a hell of a lot more than the drivetrain components you'll find in your average Civic. It's like comparing a $25k Mustang GT which will go 0-60 in 5.1 seconds, to a $46k BMW 525 which will do the same in 7.9 seconds. The Mustang is a little more than half the cost, with MUCH higher performance numbers. Where one car shines, another may fall flat - regardless of price. It's more realistic to compare cars in the same category (luxury, economy, sport...etc) than by price alone.

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

he is not comparing the performance of civic vs corvette

he is talking about the INTERIOR only

I was about to say this too, the OP was only talking about interior, but then again, the OP said that the Civic has better interior for a lot less than what the vette has to offer. I guess the problem pointed out is that the vette wasn't made for the interior, but performance, so the extra money paid is for performance, not interior, so its not a valid comparison.

Exactly my point.

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
I'd take one new Corvette over 10 new Civics.

:beer:

10 civics are worth ~150K and easy to sell. You're smoking cock.

Wow, that's a weird and disturbing thing to say.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

I've been in a new Corvette twice now and driven it both times, the materials used on the interior are just very cheap and sadly, I liked the interior materials on the Civic more than the Corvette. Whether or not it's a valid comparison I'll leave it to you, but those are my thoughts.

I don't think he was disagreeing with you.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

he is not comparing the performance of civic vs corvette

he is talking about the INTERIOR only

I was about to say this too, the OP was only talking about interior, but then again, the OP said that the Civic has better interior for a lot less than what the vette has to offer. I guess the problem pointed out is that the vette wasn't made for the interior, but performance, so the extra money paid is for performance, not interior, so its not a valid comparison.

Exactly my point.

Yes, I understood clearly.

 

[Bullhonkie]

Saw a sedan in a parking lot this weekend. Talk about small body panel gaps.

 

[SZLiao214]

Yesterday on my back from the university cafeteria I saw the new black civic coupe. From far away i actually thought it was an accord. I didnt really get too good of a look of the interior but it looked prety nice. The color of the cloth interior was a turn off.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Did you just seriously compare a Corvette and a Civic?

You're comparing a "budget" supercar to an econobox. There is absolutely nothing that comes close to the Vette performance-wise in that price range. Period. They don't build the Vette for dash strokers.

I haven't been in a new Corvette (or a new Civic, for that matter), so I'm not going to make assumptions about the interior materials. However, in order to be able to offer the Corvette for the price that they do, they have to make concessions somewhere. They spend the money on what matters most to those in the market for a Corvette - performance.

I would imagine that the interior on that car takes a backseat to the drivetrain, handling, and other performance characteristics - as it should.

You want to make a valid comparison, use a Cobalt or something.

he is not comparing the performance of civic vs corvette

he is talking about the INTERIOR only

I was about to say this too, the OP was only talking about interior, but then again, the OP said that the Civic has better interior for a lot less than what the vette has to offer. I guess the problem pointed out is that the vette wasn't made for the interior, but performance, so the extra money paid is for performance, not interior, so its not a valid comparison.

Exactly my point.

Yes, I understood clearly.

not really, thats just a copout really. ur saying all that extra money was just for the performance eh? i guess making a decent interior is so expensive that it can be done for 14k by honda.... it doesn't add up... heck i'm sure if it were just up to cost vette buyers would pay 1-2k extra for better interior quality. chevy just cant do it, thats why its not there. how much extra do you think civics cost because of their interior quality anyways? gah

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

GM just flat-out doesn't appear to be able to make a world-class interior. I recently sat in a CTS-V (which, unlike the 'Vette, is sold as a sport/luxury car), and its interior was crappier than my Maxima's (and Nissan interiors are themselves no great shakes IMO).

Personally I DO care about this stuff - who wants to pay $60K for a car and have it rattling and squeaking within 2 years? The interior is, well, where you sit, and what you touch while you're driving. Would it kill them to spend another $40 on some high-quality plastics? That alone would make a huge improvement.